Thread: Decipher this.

I think you may be missing the point Peter, whilst this thread is not directly to do with the 'new look', the numbers to which you refer are directly linked to that discussion, people who don't see a difference in the forum set up / layout because they are using a mobile device might have opened the thread, not been able to see the poll and therefore not contributed,

hence the high views / low post ratio?

And plenty of us contribute. Both by posting advice and by financial means.

I've held fund raisers and donated the funding back in the day.. and both Mrs Tombie and I pay top level subscriptions.. to which she has made all of about 5 posts!

And you know what... I let Inc run the site as he sees fit... changes and all.... and if he wanted to shut it down I'd support that too...

It's Incs brain child, his BS&T and he can do whatever he likes to it....

I'm just glad he continues to do so, and massages and coerces it almost daily to keep it moving along..

I would have thought it was that most people go looking for information - be it here about Land Rovers and other sites about other stuff. I rarely if ever post on a lot of forums I look through - mostly pass through after looking for information.

I would think that holds true for most and a lot that come here and look just move on after having a read.

Originally Posted by Tim_AM

I think you may be missing the point Peter, whilst this thread is not directly to do with the 'new look', the numbers to which you refer are directly linked to that discussion, people who don't see a difference in the forum set up / layout because they are using a mobile device might have opened the thread, not been able to see the poll and therefore not contributed,

hence the high views / low post ratio?

Thanks .

I could accept that if you saw the heading of the thread and were not inquisitive enough to wonder what it was about , i would presume the wording would be the same the layout as you say wouldn`t matter .

Another problem i would have is that it would mean that less than 2% are using non mobile devices

or greater than 98% are using mobile devices .

This could well be true , i have no way of knowing but it seems rather one sided to me .

The %s come from just over 100 votes and just under 5400 views .

Originally Posted by Homestar

I would have thought it was that most people go looking for information - be it here about Land Rovers and other sites about other stuff. I rarely if ever post on a lot of forums I look through - mostly pass through after looking for information.

I would think that holds true for most and a lot that come here and look just move on after having a read.

Thanks ,

yes , i understand that in general but the thread which the numbers came from is not an information type of thing , i would have

said it was a forum thing and would expect the majority of views would be from financial members .

I have no way of knowing that but in the Tech type threads i think you would be right .

Still missing your point in all this...

Just playing with stats?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Still missing your point in all this...

Just playing with stats?

Thanks ,

i use the numbers to try to explain so`s someone can explain to me what is going on , to me things don`t seem right when a thread that is about the forum seems to gain little interest , given the number of views amount of members etc .

I would like to know why newer and older members seem to have trouble putting their views forward long term or at all , there must be a reason people are not comfortable posting and if it can be discussed and rectified that would be to the better in my opinion .

Future health should be discussed if there is a problem , it is possible that i`m the only one that thinks it , i`ve seen the place change over the last couple of years , it could be the way is to sit back and watch and it may improve or try to have healthy discussion about how it can be bettered .

I`m not talking about the format the way it`s run ETC , i`m not having a go at anyone , though it would be better to have a positive view .

It is more about the members and what they do and how they interact .

Although i have no answers i would have liked to have asked questions a couple of years ago but after what has happened recently i think that it could be a dangerous time for the forum .

This is only my opinion , nobody has to agree with it nobody has to see it , sometimes things need to be pointed out to become obvious or maybe give a reason to look .

Hope that explains it a bit better but i`m thinking it will only complicate things .

Originally Posted by Homestar

I would have thought........

I would think.......

But what do you actually think?